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Taglit-Birthright Israel Evaluation: 2007-2008 North American Cohorts
Publication Date: December 2008
Publisher(s): Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies; Steinhardt Social Research Institute
Author(s): Leonard Saxe; Benjamin Phillips; Graham Wright; Matthew Boxer; Shahar Hecht; Theodore Sasson
Special Collection: Berman Jewish Policy Archive
Topic: Culture and religion (Religion and religious groups)
Education (Study abroad)
Keywords: Israel attachment; Youth; Informal Education; Program Evaluation
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This report focuses on the North American cohort of nearly 60,000 young adults who participated in ten day, fully subsidized Birthright Israel trips in summer 2007 and winter 2007-08. The report includes a description of applicant characteristics and an analysis of the reactions of program participants to the program, in terms of their evaluation of their experience and its impact on their relationships, Jewish identity, participation in Jewish communal life, and connection to Israel, at approximately three months post trip.